aig+c announces graduate master's student grant winners
from l-r: james czank, rhonda stock, marnie lidstone, paula thiessen, monica flagel, todd dufresne
james czank's research project, popular education within the social justice movement of the zapatistas, is supervised by dr. david greenwood, associate professor, faculty of education. czank's project examines the unique education systems of the revolutionary movement in southern mexico. the aig+c grant helped fund a research trip to toronto.
marnie lidstone's research project, supervised by dr. kristin burnett, assistant professor, department of history, is titled disillusioning discourses: aboriginal youth experience of colonialism, racialization, and moral regulation. lidstone examines the rhetoric of substance abuse in thunder bay in the light of global discourses of crime prevention. lidstone's aig+c grant was used to fund key resources and basic equipment.
paula thiessen's research project, tactics for the critical creative, is supervised by dr. batia stolar, associate professor, department of english. thiessen is examining the work of cultural theorist, performance artist, and art critic, jeanne randolph. "i am especially interested," thiessen says, "in how randolph's theoretical writing practice parallels her production of art and performance." thiessen used her aig+c grant to fund a research trip to toronto.
rhonda stock's research project, supervised by dr. sonja grover, professor, faculty of education, is titled critical reflection in the secondary classroom: anti-oppression education. stock states that she is "using the united nations declaration on the rights of indigenous peoples to engage 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 with the topics of colonial issues, indigenous rights, international forums and cooperation." the aim, she adds, is to examine how 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 connect with and critically reflect upon their own experiences.
the aig+c is pleased to sponsor student research that crosses disciplinary boundaries while engaging in issues of globalization and culture. the institute is proud to sponsor works that transform both local and global discourses, and is especially pleased to celebrate high quality projects on the 阿根廷vs墨西哥竞猜 campus.
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media: for more information about these research
projects or to arrange interviews contact dr. monica flegel at mflegel@lakeheadu.ca or dr.
todd dufresne at tdufresn@lakeheadu.ca.
about aig+c
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contemporary life is untouched by globalization, which binds the fate of
northwestern ontario to the fates of people the world over. the aig+c was
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to nwo's transnational reality, including the roles that culture plays as
inspiration, challenge, and economic stimulus. theaig+c believes that
increased dialogue across disciplines will not only inspire exciting new
research collaborations, but will promote a distinctively urban appreciation of
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